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Your hands power your life.

Trust us to provide the care you need

For pain-free motion and peace of mind, turn to the fellowship-trained hand specialists at MedStar Orthopaedic Institute.

Appointments are available within days, not weeks:

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Fellowship-trained surgeons.

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We can treat your injury or condition

MedStar Orthopaedic Institute specialists design individualized treatment plans based on their years of experience treating nearly every type of hand, wrist and elbow condition, from the very common to the very rare.

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240-790-9466,

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Hear from our patients

A Symphony of Success: Lisa Emenheiser's Story

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A diagnosis of arthritis in the thumb is troubling for anyone, but when you're a concert pianist whose passion and livelihood rely on the use of your hand, the stakes are even greater.

Desmond Barr's Story

Dessmond Barr, 50, had just dropped his wife off at work one day, when suddenly another vehicle struck his car. Mr. Barr immediately felt severe pain in his right arm. He was transported by ambulance to a nearby Level I Trauma Center because there was concern he had a head injury as well.

X - rays at that hospital confirmed Mr. Barr had fractured his wrist. Doctors there aligned the displaced bone and ultimately elected to treat him in a cast.

Ehlers Danlos Syndrome - Beating the Odds Once Again with a Surgeon’s Expertise.

For most of her 79 years, the odds were stacked against Alice “Bunnie” Boswell. Yet she beat them one after another. A lifelong resident of Montgomery County, Md., she was one of the first African Americans to integrate public schools. When a mysterious illness made movement difficult, she powered through.

At 18, doctors finally diagnosed her with an inherited disease called Ehlers Danlos Syndrome, which affects the connective tissues. They predicted she would likely not walk, but she did. And when told she would not graduate high school; she proved the naysayers wrong. Then after doctors told Alice she could not have children, she gave birth to two sons.

For more information call

240-790-9466,

or click the Request an Appointment button. 

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Meet your hand, wrist and elbow experts

John S. Foley, MD

Jessica Hawken, MD

Ryan Jander, MD

Curtis Henn, MD

Michael W. Kessler, MD, MPH, FAOA

Kevin O'Malley, MD

Kelsey A. Rebehn, MD